The World of Birds

WORLD OF BIRDS is one of the most exciting attractions Cape Town has to offer. It is a paradise for nature lovers and photographers, and is unparalleled anywhere in the world.

Over 3000 birds (and small animals) of 450 different species are uniquely presented in more than 100 spacious and tropically landscaped walk-through aviaries which allow the most intimate closeness with nature.

A tropical garden setting in the Hout Bay Valley is the environment in which the aviaries are spaced over 4ha of land, framed by the back of Table Mountain, The Twelve Apostles, Constantiaberg, Chapman's Peak and Little Lion's Head.

The birds behave just as they would in the wild - but without fear and the experience is unforgettable. They feed, sing, display, build nests incubate eggs and feed their chicks right in front of your eyes. Each visit is a very special experience and differs with every season


Some of the Birds and animals you will see at World of Birds:

  • Barbets
  • Bustards
  • Cardinals
  • Cassowaries
  • Conures
  • Cormorants
  • Coucals
  • Cranes
  • Crows
  • Ducks
  • Eagles
  • Egrets
  • Falcons
  • Finches
  • Francolins
  • Gallinules
  • Gannets
  • Geese
  • Gulls
  • Hawks
  • Herons
  • Hornbills
  • Ibises
  • Kites
  • Korhaans
  • Lorikeets
  • Lovebirds
  • Marmosets
  • Meerkats
  • Monkeys
  • Ostriches
  • Owls
  • Parakeets
  • Parrots
  • Partridges
  • Peafowl
  • Pelicans
  • Penguins
  • Pheasants
  • Plovers
  • Quails
  • Ravens
  • Sandgrouse
  • Shrikes
  • Softbills
  • Spoonbills
  • Starlings
  • Swans
  • Tamarins
  • Thrushes
  • Toucans
  • Turacos
  • Vultures
  • Waxbills
  • Weavers
  • Whydahs